Abstract
Using both experimental and computational methods, focusing on intermediates and model compounds, some of the main features of the reaction mechanisms that operate during the hydrothermal processing of lignin were elucidated. Key reaction pathways and their connection to different structural features of lignin were proposed. Under neutral conditions, subcritical water was demonstrated to act as a bifunctional acid/base catalyst for the dissection of lignin structures. In a complex web of mutually dependent interactions, guaiacyl units within lignin were shown to significantly affect overall lignin reactivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2140-2144 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | ChemSusChem |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 May 2017 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Environmental Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- General Energy
User-Defined Keywords
- biomass
- density functional theory
- hydrothermal liquefaction
- lignin
- mechanism